Celebrating Bernstein!
August 25 marks the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth and NEPR celebrates with Bernstein as a composer, conductor and performer. Tune in to 88.5 or find your station for the music of Bernstein!
Friday, August 24
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Classical on NEPR, John Nowacki and Walter Carroll present a full-day of Bernstein.
Jazz à la Mode
8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Tom Reney features jazz versions of West Side Story and a Bernstein / Louis Armstrong concert from 1956.
Saturday, August 25
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Boston Symphony Orchestra concert from Tanglewood
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
All-Bernstein program
Fancy Free
Divertimento for Orchestra
Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Steve Petke concludes our birthday celebration with more Bernstein.
Saturday, September 8
1 p.m.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra presents The Bernstein Centennial Celebration from Tanglewood This gala concert will feature an array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway.